<div dir="ltr">Fantastic! I was hoping that there would already be an effort underway.<div><br></div><div>Paul.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 8:52 AM, demos <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:demos@posteo.de" target="_blank">demos@posteo.de</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Paul Gardner-Stephen:<br>
<span class="">> Hello,<br>
><br>
> I am considering trying to pull together a submission to the FCC about this<br>
> rule if anyone is willing to help out.  We need to start by enumerating the<br>
> problems we see with it.  Here is a starting list:<br>
><br>
> 1. Prevents reflashing equipment for use in other jurisdictions.<br>
> 2. Prevents innovation and repurposing equipment, such as to respond to<br>
> humanitarian situations, including for projects such as the Serval Project<br>
> and others who are being funded by USAID or other US government entities to<br>
> accomplish exactly this goal.<br>
> 3. Prevents update of firmware on equipment to close security<br>
> vulnerabilities.<br>
> 4. Increases cost burden for manufacturers, resulting in higher costs to<br>
> consumers.<br>
> 5. Will be of questionable effectiveness (but we need to explain why)<br>
><br>
> Any other thoughts? Anyone willing to help craft a submission to the FCC on<br>
> this?<br>
><br>
> Paul.<br>
<br>
</span>Hi Paul and all,<br>
<br>
to prevent double work:<br>
here people already started something: coordination wiki:<br>
<a href="https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Save_WiFi" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Save_WiFi</a><br>
<a href="https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Save_WiFi_letter_language" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Save_WiFi_letter_language</a><br>
<a href="https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Save_WiFi/Joint_Letter" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Save_WiFi/Joint_Letter</a><br>
<br>
coordination mailinglist:<br>
<a href="http://lists.prplfoundation.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fcc" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.prplfoundation.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fcc</a><br>
collecting alternative hardware wiki:<br>
<a href="https://wiki.c3d2.de/HardwareRecommendation" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.c3d2.de/HardwareRecommendation</a><br>
(solution = libre board + extra wlan)<br>
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